Postcard 66: Loch Coruisk, Skye

Travel ~ to make journeys of curiosity

One of several definitions for the word
'Travel'
in Johnson's Dictionary, 1755

These seals live on Loch Scavaig and guard the entrance to Loch Coruisk.
The loch has been described as a cauldron of water
in the heart of the Cuillin mountains.

This is the view of the Cuillin from Elgol.

And this is the approach to Loch Coruisk.

Here are the seals again.

Back at Elgol, where the journey ends...
...or begins

A strange thing happened to me today. I began to read 'A Mermaid's Tale' by Wendy Webb - and lo and behold, there was a poem, 'Loch Coruisk' about me. It was also about my husband, David. What a surprise.

Thank you, Wendy!
It is not often I am lost for words.

Wendy had reminded me earlier in the week that I had sent her a postcard from this wonderful spot last September.

• Mark Meynell's excellent posts about Loch Coruisk on quaerentia (and here)
• Donnie MacKay's magnificent Elgol Photohebrides blog
• Map showing Elgol, the departure point (by boat) for Loch Coruisk
• Loch Coruisk blog
  
• Loch Coruisk, a source of inspiration for travellers like Johnson, Boswell and Scott
  
• Turner's evocative watercolour of the loch (National Galleries of Scotland)
• Loch Coruisk and Loch Scavaig - an aquatint Willima Daniell (1769-1837). You will need to scroll down a bit...
• Elgol Art Floats